How to Grow and Care for Daylilies

The ditch lily is a perennial plant known for its captivating lily-like blooms. Its natural habitats are meadows and forests, but it is also a common garden plant in temperate regions around the world. Each individual flower lasts only a day, but the plant will bloom new ones for weeks. Ditch lily's young buds and flowers are edible either raw or cooked. As a bonus to vegetarians, the flowers contain more fats than most vegetables.

Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus, colloquially known as yellow daylily, is an ornamental perennial herbaceous plant with very fragrant yellow flowers. It is commonly cultivated in flowerbeds, containers and as a groundcover plant. Due to its dense semi-evergreen leaves and early-blooming flowers, yellow daylily is highly appreciated amongst gardeners.

The yellow-red daylily is a perennial herbaceous plant that can reach heights of growth up to 1.5 m. As a means of survival it has rhizomes. Their main roots are finger-like and fleshy swollen.

Amur daylily (Hemerocallis middendorffii) is a popular ornamental plant grown for its bright, attractive flowers that are slightly fragrant and often rebloom in fall. The dried leaves are very tough and can be used for making footwear. This plant is a good garden choice because it is easy to grow and resistant to most pests and diseases.

Dumortier's daylily is a flowering perennial that produces fragrant yellow flowers that last for a single day. Within its native habitat, the dried foliage is used for making plaited footwear, while in other parts of the world, this attractive flower is used as a garden ornamental.